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🤗 Sinhala Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Sinhala learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Sinhala?
Hello is said “Ayubowan” (Aayu-bo-wan). This will be a great introduction into any of the other greetings.
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Sinhala, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Sinhala |
|---|---|
| ayubovan: general greeting | ආයුබෝවන් |
| halo: informal greeting | හලෝ |
| kohomadha saepa sanipa: how are you? | කොහොමද සැප සනිප? |
| saepa sanipa kohomadha: how are you? | සැප සනීප කොහොමද? |
| kohomadha: how are you? informal | කොහොමද? |
| hondhi: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද | හොඳයි |
| hondhin innava: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද | හොඳින් ඉන්නවා |
| istuti mama hodin innava: reply to කොහොමද සැප සනිප and කොහොමද | ඉස්තුති මම හොදින් ඉන්නව |
| subha udhasanak: morning greeting | සුභ උදෑසනක් |
| subha dhawalak: daytime greeting | සුභ දවාලක් |
| subha sandhavak: evening greeting | සුභ සැන්දෑවක් |
| subha rathriyak: evening and nighttime greeting | සුභ රාත්රියක් |
| sadarayen piligannawa: welcome greeting | සාදරයෙන් පිලිගන්නවා |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Sinhala lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/